COMMUNICATIONS RESOURCES
ST. JOHN’S CHURCH, West Hartford, CT
2015
Internal Parish
Website: www.sjparish.net
John Hardy, Communications Co-Chair webmaster@sjparish.net
Lisa Mahoney, Communications Co-Chair Lrmwing@gmail.com
St. John’s Epistle
Monthly newsletter
Cara Michini, Parish Administrator office@sjparish.net
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Deadline: 15 of each month prior to month of publication
Weekly Bulletin
Cara Michini office@sjparish.net
Deadline: Early Wednesday morning prior to Sunday of
publication
Constant Contact email
Cara Michini office@sjparish.net
Thursday each week (deadline is day Wednesday)
Facebook - St. John’s page
John Hardy webmaster@sjparish.net
Lisa Mahoney Lrmwing@gmail.com
Twitter – St. John’s account
John Hardy webmaster@sjparish.net
Display Boards:
Maintained by each church committee/group
West Hartford Community
WH Town Green Banner
Chris Smith signshop@westhartford.org
Work phone: 860.561.8114
Deliver banner to Dept. of Public Works on Brixton St. to hang
West Hartford Community TV
www.whctv.org
Submit community events online to
http://www.westhartford.org/CommunityLife/WHCTV/whctvccform.aspx
Deadline: At least 10 working days prior to the event
Jennifer Evans, Executive Director
(St. John’s Parishioner)
860-561-7955
jennifer@westhartford.org
West Hartford “eNews” ListServe
Weekly events email
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Submit events to renee@westhartford.org
Renee McCue, PR Specialist,Town of West Hartford
Message should include who, what, when, where, why, how,
cost, parking and contact information (email and phone).
Deadline: at least 10 working days prior to the event
Print/Web Media
Hartford Courant
Daily newspaper
www.courant.com
Saturday “Religion Notes” Listing (services, events,
announcements)
Send to calendar@courant.com by 4 pm Monday preceding the
publication date
Thursday “CAL” section listings (concerts, theater, dance,
lectures, events, etc.
Send to calendar@courant.com two weeks before publication
date. Can include high-resolution jpeg photos (min. 200 dpi) with
email; include a caption. Alternatively send typed “snail mail” to:
Amy Ellis, Listings Editor, The Hartford Courant, 285 Broad St.,
Hartford, CT 06115 (Ellis phone: 860-241-6463)
Arts Editor: Donna Larcen larcen@courant.com
Sunday & web-based “iTowns” section (articles, photos, events)
Submit online to www.courant.com/itowns
Items are posted online; some are published in Sunday paper
iTowns editor: Mary Wilson, mwilson@courant.com, phone 860241-6751; Print editor: Sandra James-Parkes,
sjames@courant.com, phone 860-241-6625; iTowns Reporter:
Melissa Pionzio, mpionzio@courant.com, 860-353-5244
Religion/Faith/Spirituality blog “StillSmallVoice”
http://blogs.courant.com/susan_campbell/
Susan Campbell email: scampbell@courant.com
Postings to the Courant’s West Hartford Facebook Page at
http://www.facebook.com/westhartford
West Hartford News
Weekly newspaper
www.westhartfordnews.com
Submit articles, photos, events, announcements via email to
westhartfordnews@ctcentral.com or submit events online to
www.westhartfordnews.com/calendar (follow directions)
Deadline: Monday prior to Thursday publication date
West Hartford LIFE
Monthly newspaper &
daily (weekdays) news website
www.mywesthartfordlife.com
Submit articles, photos, events, announcements via email to
tweiss@mywesthartfordlife.com
(web); by fax to Tracey Weiss, 860-953-0444; or by “snail mail”
to Tracey Weiss, Town Editor, West Hartford Life, 106 South
Street, West Hartford, CT 06110
Weiss phone number: 860-953-0444
Print Deadline: End of month prior to publication date
West Hartford Press
Weekly newspaper
Submit articles, photos, events, announcements via email to
aalbair@thevalleypress.netor by fax to Abigail Albair, 860-6069599, or by “snail mail” to Abigail Albair, Editor, The Valley
Press, 542 ½ Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT 06070
Albair phone number: 860-651-4700
Thursday publication date
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Hartford Advocate
Weekly “alternative” arts &
entertainment newspaper
www.hartfordadvocate.com
Listings editor: Cassandra Day, listings@hartfordadvocate.com
LocalOnlineNews
West Hartford-focused news
website. Mostly video; some
written news.
www.localonlinenews.tv
Submit press releases, story ideas to press@localonlinenews.tv
Radio
WMNR Fine Arts Radio
Statewide, based in Monroe, CT
Heard locally on West Hartford
transmitter at 91.9 FM
www.wmnr.org
Airs free public service announcements about local fine arts
events. Send to psa@wmnr.org
Deadline: at least 3 weeks in advance of event
WFCR 88.5FM
Amherst, MA but reaches
West Hartford
Send press releases to news@wfcr.org
www.wfcr.org
Post to web-based arts & entertainment events calendar at
http://events.publicbroadcasting.net/wfcr/events.eventsmain?acti
on=submitEvent
Select proper category; include contact information; fill out all
required information completely.
Deadline: at least 2 weeks prior to event date
WWUH 91.3 FM
University of Hartford
www.wwuh.org
Public Service Announcements for non-profit organizations:
Email (preferred) to wwuh@hartford.edu, or FAX to 860-7685701. Include "PSA" in subject line. Concert Announcements for
use on air: Email to above address with "Concert Line" in
subject line. Provide as many details as possible; include a
contact phone number for information.
Deadline: two weeks prior to the event
CT Public Broadcasting
Online events calendar
“Culture Connect” - Submit community events online to
http://www.cpbn.org/culture-connect
Click “Click Here to Submit an Event”
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Other
Episcopal Diocese of CT
Calendar of Events
Online calendar: http://www.ctepiscopal.org/Calendar/
Submit events by clicking “Click Here to Submit an Event”
Event may be picked up in Diocese weekly emails and/or blogs
Let’s Go Arts calendar
Greater Hartford Arts Council’s Online calendar submissions:
www.letsgoarts.org
Then click on ‘fill my social calendar”
and its submenu “submit my own events.” It is especially worth
populating this calendar with arts events a half year or more in
advance, in order to be considered for inclusion in quarterly
hard-copy calendar. Sacred Music at the Red Door events
offering a half price (2 for 1) ticket promotion will be bumped to
the top of their online calendar (red preferred events).
Submission deadline: Thursday two weeks prior to an event
permits inclusion in the ‘sneak peeks’ online preview the week
prior to the event.
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